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Tricks boy's acquired — they're inflammatory! (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

arsonists

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'tricks' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are plural nouns, I don't see how one could define the other.

'boy's acquired they're inflammatory' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'boy' could be 'son' ('son' can be a synonym of 'boy') and 'son' is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for arsonists that I've seen before include "people with a burning desire" , "Criminals" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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